I read the article and I am to understand she is being fined for 'going to far" more or less. After the attacker was unconscious she continued to
kick his face.

If you've ever read Ender's Game you might understand the basic instinctual reasoning that happens here. She was frightened and very upset, she was
attacked. She wanted to make sure he never attacked her again. The situation was created by the attacker, not her.

I find her actions to be validated, but I am not a judge. If on a jury I couldn't in any way find her guilty.

Instead of being violent she should have simply rang the police who could have come and reasoned with this man!

I recall somewhere on an official UK government web-site they did recommend taking self defense classes as opposed to carrying a weapon... I suppose
they now didn't really mean it? I couldn't find the source in the few minutes I have to post this though... sorry.

Really I must wonder if there is part of this story we're missing, as in is it being over sensationalized and there IS a good reason for it, or if
this isn't true: People in the UK need to seriously begin protesting and making their voices heard!

Yeah I doubt she's a malevolent person, but probably gave him a few extra shots after knocking him out when she was thoughtlessly reacting in fear
and anger to what his intentions were and what could have happened. I would say it gets dropped.
Kudos for Ender's game.
I just finished Xenocide.

We can't either here in Canada and I would not pay the fine and arrest them with bullhorns stalking that judge and the police until they were fired
and forced to make ammends to me and all the women in this situation. Not On My Watch!! She had better not pay it and had better be the loudest
thing they've ever experienced, a ton of lung power so they can never get a moments piece. I am so fed up. VIVA LA BULLHORNS!!!!!!

This is completley absurd. It is a natural instinct to defend youself when attacked. You are going to do whatever you can to make sure that you are
not harmed. How can you be charged for something that comes naturally to all of us? It should not have went down this way. The man should have been
charged not the girl she was the victim.

what I found so hypocritical about the story is the fact that we have seen thousands of videos where police officers lose control beating suspects,
some even handcuffed....................And, it always seems to be justified by the suspect resisting, or just adrenalin rush by the officers.

I also found this part ironic:

Sheriff Donald Muirhead told Burleigh she was entitled to hit Docherty to protect herself. But he added: "You lost control. You kept on kicking him
when there was no longer any need. In all the circumstances, it seems to me that I can deal with the matter by way of a financial penalty."

I ask again, i cant find this information: Did she herself file charges? Im not very adept at law, but I thought the victim would have to press
charges for them to be filed. Im in no way condoning this man, in fact he got his just desserts, but that doesnt put him in jail. Did she file
charges against him and they were dropped? If so why were they dropped? I cant see it being because she fought off an attacker, maybe due to lack of
evidence. I guess ill hunt for more sources on this story, its a pretty interesting case.

However, she went too far by continuing to kick her attacker on the head even after he was knocked unconscious.

Sheriff Donald Muirhead told Burleigh she was entitled to hit Docherty to protect herself. But he added: "You lost control. You kept on kicking
him when there was no longer any need. In all the circumstances, it seems to me that I can deal with the matter by way of a financial
penalty."

She was not fined because she fought back.

We don't know all the details, the judgement is maybe a bit harsh but not outrageous.

There are 3 ways that justice failed, each of them failing by themselves is ridiculous, but for all 3 to fail together is absolutely unacceptable.

First of all, the officer that took her in. He was a piece of human garbage. I hope he has a horrible accident and either dies, or lives the rest of
his life in severe pain. He should not have taken her in.

Second of all, the DA. He is a piece of human garbage. I hope he has a horrible accident and either dies, or lives the rest of his life in severe
pain. He should not have prosecuted her.

Third, the Judge. He too is a piece of human garbage. I hope he has a horrible accident and either dies, or lives the rest of his life in severe pain.
He should have thrown the case out.

And last, the Jury, if there was one, it doesn't say if this was a bench trial or not. They are all pieces of human garbage. I hope they all have a
horrible accident and either die or live the rest of their lives in severe pain. They should not have returned a guilty verdict.

Sound harsh? Sorry, every single one of these people failed to return any sort of justice for this poor girl, so they deserve NONE themselves. Shame
on all of them. When someone attacks another person without cause, in my opinion they loose ANY and ALL rights that go along with being a human. You
loose your right to life, you loose your right to freedom. If I had my way, if you are attacked by someone this way, you have the right to take them
home, tie them up in the basement, and torture them to death over the course of 2 weeks. Criminals like these are instantly downgraded to being lower
than a cockroach.

Someone else mentioned the double standard with cops and civilians. Damn straight there is. You see, if I attacked a pig while wearing a mask, I bet
you anything he would shoot me at least twice. Then he would get a nice paid 2 week vacation, that would end in the investigator calling it a
"justified shooting" But no! If a civilian defends themselves, and kicks their attacker while he is on the ground, THEY are the bad guy! This is so
far past ridiculous I can't even express the way I feel.

My heart goes out to this poor girl, but she definitely seems like a strong one, and hopefully she will get over this whole ordeal quickly.

Yesterday at Livingston Sheriff Court it emerged the Crown had decided not to prosecute him - because he was so badly beaten. Read more:
www.thescottishsun.co.uk...

www.thescottishsun.co.uk...
they actually felt sorry for the SOB! Well damn good for her, but its pathetic they took his side. He admitted it (pretty good evidence for a case
against him i would think) and yet they say "boo hoo you poor thing".

Havent they heard of Fight or Flight? Some fight, some flee, some do both.

My friend had a similar experience and got away. He grabbed her, she didnt hesitate and kicked him in the crotch. He went down, she booted him in
the face (in open toed shoes, the poor girl) and ran like hell. She said she was so worked up that she almost didnt run and wanted to take another
kick. Shes not a violent person but human nature kicked in with all that adrenaline. Was he really down and not ready to come after her? She had no
idea since she only kicked him once and did run the risk of turning her back on him, only for him to possibly get her this time.
She did the right thing, and I hope this shows some of those would be creeps that you dont know what youre getting into, you better back off and
rethink your life.
She should be proud of herself and that d-bag better be hiding his head for a long time in that area.

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